Anti-Doping

The BPA is committed to protecting the athletes' fundamental right to participate in drug - free sport and thus promote health, fairness and equality for athletes competing in Paralympic sport in the UK.

All Paralympic athletes are bound by the Prohibited List of Substances and Methods as published by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

All Paralympic athletes must:

Stay up-to-date with the latest Prohibited List of Substances and Methods;

Check the status of any substance before they use it. Athletes should note it is still considered an anti-doping violation if a prohibited substance is found in an athlete’s system – despite how it came to be there. Athletes can check the status of substances online at the The Global Drug Reference Online;

Inform all medical personnel responsible for their health and wellbeing that they compete under specific anti-doping rules and ensure that medical treatment received does not violate anti-doping rules;

Submit a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for any prohibited substance and/or method they are prescribed for a legitimate medical condition;

Provide accurate whereabouts details for out of competition testing if required by UK Anti-Doping or your international federation.